The President Express


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Tuck and Billie Holden rescue a trainload of passengers when a lightning storm knocks out a tunnel signal.




The President Express


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In this series, young readers join Tuck and Billie Holden and their Jack Russell terrier Chief as the trio crosses the country from California to New York in one legendary train after another. Full color.




The President Travels by Train


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Throughout much of U.S. history, a private Pullman car on a special train was the equivalent of Air Force One, allowing the president to conduct businesses wherever he was needed. From John Quincy Adams-the first president to ride a train-to Bill Clinton's recent journeys, this book documents presidential travel by rail in superb detail.




Empire Express


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After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century's most transformative event. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity. From self--made entrepreneurs such as the Union Pacific's Thomas Durant and era--defining figures such as President Lincoln to the thousands of laborers whose backbreaking work made the railroad possible, this extraordinary narrative summons an astonishing array of voices to give new dimension not only to this epic endeavor but also to the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of an unforgettable period in American history.




The President is Calling


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Eisenhower helped shape agricultural policy under Coolidge and Hoover; carried out sensitive war assignments for Franklin Roosevelt; helped Truman with postwar labor problems; headed the United States National Commission for UNESCO; and served as special ambassador and closest confidant to his brother, Dwight Eisenhower. John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon all turned to Eisenhower for advice. Here he gives his views not only of the eight presidents he served, but of issues that confronted each of them.




All the President's Spin


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Certainly all presidents and prime ministers have engaged in spin to a certain extent, but in the past the media - and the public - checked the extent to which our leaders were able to fudge the truth. However, President Bush has repeatedly used deception, told outright lies, and rewritten history to sell his policy agenda. And thanks to one of the most aggressive public relations teams ever assembled, he has been able to get away with it since he began his campaign. In the wake of September 11, the administration has taken its questionable conduct to a new level by attempting to intimidate critics and has tried to connect virtually every policy initiative to the war on terrorism. Bush has used the same tactics to mislead the public on a wide range of other major policy initiatives, from the environment to homeland security to Social Security - all with little scepticism from the media.




The Lincoln Inaugural Train


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Report to the President by the Emergency Board Appointed by Executive Order 10696 Dated January 25, 1957, Pursuant to Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as Amended to Investigate and Report on a Dispute Between the Railway Express Agency, Inc., and Certain of Its Employees Represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America (National Agreement). Washington, D.C., March 21, 1957. (a-5211) No. 117


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Through the South and West With the President


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Excerpt from Through the South and West With the President: The Mail and Express Quarterly The Mail and Express takes pleasure in presenting to the public, for the first time, the only complete collection of speeches delivered by President Harrison, on his recent remarkable tour through the South to the Pacific coast and home again through the new States admitted during his administration. The journey was a wonderful one in more than one respect. It covered over ten thousand miles and was made without accident or mishap of any kind. So complete were the arrangements in detail that the train carrying the Presidential party was always on time, and was never once obliged to stop for repairs. Country of all sorts was traversed, all kinds and conditions of mankind seen, and every variety of weather encountered. Still nothing hindered the party from keeping every engagement. The train left Washington, D.C., at 12.15 o'clock, Tuesday morning, April 14, and returned to the National Capital at 5.30 o'clock, Friday afternoon, May 15. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.